A legendary graphic novelist gets the (bio)graphic novel treatment
Will Eisner, a titan of the graphic novel industry, has never received mainstream recognition. A new biography is hoping to fix that
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Books This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses
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